Coopercraft OO wagons

[george stein]

As someone who misses the Coopercraft OO wagon kits, I was surprised to see that a Canadian hobby shop (http://www.modelrailwayimports.com/) seems to have a few kits each of a large number of the wagons.  No connection to the shop. Just know that some folks really want certain wagons.  Could this mean that he is actually back in production?  Any gossip or info?

 

George

North Carolina

[TheTurfBurner]

The most recent post on Trust Pilot: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.cooper-craft.co.uk suggests nothing has changed.

[gismorail]

Surely this is 'Fake News' the guy seems to stock the whole range even the buildings which I had forgotten about ....just goes to show what a great shame it is that this range has disappeared. 

[Steamport Southport]

You don't know where the stock has come from.

 

Someone might have found a box full of old stock in a garage somewhere in Canada.

 

 

 

 

Jason

[Retro_man]

As someone who misses the Coopercraft OO wagon kits, I was surprised to see that a Canadian hobby shop (http://www.modelrailwayimports.com/) seems to have a few kits each of a large number of the wagons.  No connection to the shop. Just know that some folks really want certain wagons.  Could this mean that he is actually back in production?  Any gossip or info?

 

George

North Carolina

 

Hello George,

 

If you asked me I would tell you :-)

 

I recently purchased the entire stock (>5000 items) of a local British model train business as the owners wished to retire after over 40 years in business.

 

There were quite a lot of Cooper Craft wagon kits included in the sale and I wasted no time in uploading these to my website. These are mainly kits from before the Paul Dunn era.

 

http://www.modelrailwayimports.com/products.php?q=cooper+craft&s=5

 

There were many other vintage and discontinued items included in my purchase and these will also be uploaded to my website as time allows.

 

Everything had been carefully stored in the owner's home (not garage or damp basement) and is in excellent condition. Anything in less than pristine condition is being sold off at local model train flea markets.

 

I hope the above solves the mystery.

 

Steve

Model Railway Imports

Canada

[george stein]

Good to hear.  As I have purchased from your shop in the past, I'm quite confident this is not "fake news."  Still, it's sad that this line of kits has collapsed. They were very useful for us located somewhere between Thomas the Tank Engine and the master scratch builders in the hobby magazines.

 

George

North Carolina